Pathologists can’t cope with Western Cape crime wave
56% spike in gunshot deaths
By Zoë Postman
News | 18 October 2017
Black Sash raises red flag over future of SASSA accounts
Social grant cards will not expire on 31 December
News | 17 October 2017
Pop up cinemas in Khayelitsha
“There are no malls close by and to go and watch movies you must have money”
News | 17 October 2017
PRASA says it’s on top of security problems
But a key claim of the railway company doesn’t match reality
Text by Zoë Postman. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 16 October 2017
Train surfers risk their lives without fear of Metrorail’s security
“I do it for adrenaline – the thrill can get addictive”
Video | 16 October 2017
Mfuleni parents storm out of meeting with education department
Parents and principal say new school was promised for 2017, while officials say they must wait until 2021
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 October 2017
Foster grants – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?
Six years after ruling, huge backlogs persist as December court deadline looms
Parliament | 12 October 2017
De Lille urges: Build better homes for the poor
City agreement with developers expected to fast track land approvals and rezoning for affordable housing
News | 12 October 2017
Behind the special needs bus attack
Community leader describes stoning as “very bad and very sad”
By Peter Luhanga and William Yoder
News | 12 October 2017